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Financial Crimes Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Protection Policies

Friling Law

Legal Guidance for Financial Integrity and Whistleblower Protection

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Over the past few years, whistleblowers have become a driving force in uncovering financial misconduct in the U.S. Individuals may report illicit financial activity, including money laundering, sanctions evasion, fraud, and...more

Oberheiden P.C.

10 Important Facts About FinCEN’s Whistleblower Program

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is one of a handful of federal authorities that have adopted whistleblower programs focused on facilitating enforcement in hard-to-target areas. While FinCEN focuses its...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

U.S. Whistleblower Program Expands to Allow the Payment of Awards to Non-U.S. Citizens, Auditors, and Compliance Professionals Who...

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In December 2022, the U.S. Congress included the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act as part of the Omnibus Budget for that year.  The Act includes drastic new measures to expand enforcement against those...more

The Volkov Law Group

Whistleblower Protections under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020

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When Congress overrode former President Donald J. Trump’s veto of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) in January of this year, it simultaneously enacted the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”) into...more

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Employment Law Implications of the New Anti-Money Laundering Act

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When Congress overrode President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act on January 1, 2021, it enacted the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), which was part of the defense authorization bill.  In doing so,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Major Changes in AML Compliance and Enforcement – Whistleblower Provisions

2020 was a most significant year in anti-corruption enforcement, from Airbus SE to Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and numerous matters in between. Further, there were two significant pieces of information from the US government...more

Morgan Lewis

Congress Creates Enhanced Whistleblower Program for AML Violations

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As part of a modernization of the nation’s anti-money laundering regime, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 creates enhanced whistleblower rewards that are likely to lead to increased enforcement action....more

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